Swatting

[Tanya Shivari]

[Swatting] is an internet prank/crime where someone finds your address either through your [IP] or because your name and location is known.Then they call 911 anonymously and report a fake emergency.Ex,someone can call and say that someone at that address is being held at a gun point or someone is going to commit suicide and a [SWAT team] would be [dispatched] to the address.
Its becoming a trend,it is only a matter of time before somebody gets killed.Anyone caught [swatting] could face serious charges — even federal charges for abusive 911 calls, false alarms or reports and then unauthorized use of telecommunications.

[Britney]

The action or practice of making a hoax call to the emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address.